Greg, Travis McMichael asks district court for judgement of acquittal in federal trial
Greg and Travis McMichael, the white father and son who were convicted of committing a racially motivated hate crime in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, have asked a federal judge to overrule the juryโs guilty verdicts.
Almost 2 years to day of fatal shooting, 3 men convicted of hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery killing
Nearly two years to the day that their son was shot dead in the street while jogging through a neighborhood in Satilla Shores, the parents of Ahmaud Arbery embraced in a federal courthouse in Brunswick on Tuesday as the verdicts were read against the three men convicted of taking his life.
Arbery not seen stealing, cop told hate crime defendants
A police officer testifying at the hate crimes trial of three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery says he told two of the defendants just days before the shooting that there was evidence the young Black man had done anything worse than trespassing.
Prosecutor: Ahmaud Arberyโs killers known to use racist slurs
The three white men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery had histories of making racist comments or using slurs in text messages that stunned their friends and colleagues, a federal prosecutor told jurors Monday as the trio stood trial on hate crime charges in the 25-year-old Black manโs death.
Judge in Ahmaud Arbery death federal trial to seat jury Monday
The federal judge presiding over the hate crimes trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery said she will seat a jury Monday after a week spent asking potential jurors what they already know about the Black manโs death as well as their views on racism in America.
Ahmaud Arberyโs shooter withdraws guilty plea on hate crime charge
The man convicted of murder for shooting Ahmaud Arbery withdrew his guilty plea on a federal hate crime charge Friday, electing to stand trial for a second time in the 2020 killing of a Black man that became part of a larger national reckoning over racial injustice.
โI see his execution in my mind over and overโ: Family shares grief as Arberyโs killers sentenced to life
Before a judge determines Friday whether the three men convicted in the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery will be given the possibility of parole for their mandatory life sentences, Arberyโs family shared with the court how his murder has impacted their lives.
Attorney for one of Arberyโs convicted killers plans to challenge constitutionality of mandatory life sentence
With his client facing a mandatory term of life in prison for felony murder, attorney Kevin Gough told News4JAX that he plans to challenge the constitutionality of that sentence ahead of Fridayโs sentencing hearing for the three men convicted in Ahmaud Arberyโs slaying.
Black pastors lead hundreds in rally to support Ahmaud Arberyโs family in Glynn County
As the man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery returned to the witness stand Thursday morning, more than 100 faith leaders from around the country planned to rally outside the Glynn County Courthouse in support of Arberyโs family.
Tensions flare in Ahmaud Arbery death trial as Jesse Jackson visits
Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson walked into the courthouse arm-in-arm with Ahmaud Arberyโs family as trial testimony entered a second week Monday in the case of three white men charged with murder in the killing of Arbery after they spotted the 25-year-old Black man running in their neighborhood.
Court slogs through jury selection for trial in Ahmaud Arbery slaying
The judge asked potential jurors for patience Wednesday as the slow jury selection process entered Day 3 in Brunswick. Attorneys continue the work of finding an impartial jury in the murder trial of the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery.
How race is playing into the pursuit for justice in the Ahmaud Arbery killing
Prospective jurors in the trial of three men accused of murder in the death of Ahmaud Arbery face dozens of questions from lawyers, including direct questions about their Southern heritage and what it means if someone displays a Confederate flag.
Arberyโs family, supporters gather outside courthouse as trial begins
As lawyers huddled with a judge inside the Glynn County Courthouse and 600 prospective jurors filled out questionnaires and waited to be interviewed, a small crowd gathered outside to show solidarity with the family of Ahmaud Arbery.